No. 23-203
 
Title: Missouri Department of Corrections, Petitioner
v.
Jean Finney
Docketed: September 5, 2023
Linked with: 22A1112
Lower Ct: Court of Appeals of Missouri, Western District
   Case Numbers: (WD84902)
   Decision Date: December 27, 2022
Discretionary Court Decision Date: April 4, 2023
 
Proceedings and Orders
Jun 21 2023 Application (22A1112) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 3, 2023 to September 1, 2023, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.
Main Document Lower Court Orders/Opinions
Jun 26 2023 Application (22A1112) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until September 1, 2023.
Aug 31 2023 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 5, 2023)
Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Oct 04 2023 Brief of respondent Jean Finney in opposition filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Oct 05 2023 Brief amicus curiae of Alliance Defending Freedom filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Oct 05 2023 Brief amicus curiae of Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty, et al. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Oct 05 2023 Brief amicus curiae of Virginia, et al. filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Oct 17 2023 Reply of petitioner Missouri Department of Corrections filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Oct 18 2023 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/3/2023.
Nov 01 2023 Rescheduled.
Nov 06 2023 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/9/2023.
Nov 08 2023 Rescheduled.
Nov 13 2023 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/17/2023.
Nov 16 2023 Rescheduled.
Nov 27 2023 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/1/2023.
Nov 30 2023 Rescheduled.
Dec 01 2023 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/8/2023.
Dec 06 2023 Rescheduled.
Jan 02 2024 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2024.
Jan 08 2024 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/12/2024.
Jan 16 2024 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/19/2024.
Feb 09 2024 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2024.
Feb 20 2024 Petition DENIED. Statement of Justice Alito respecting the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion)
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Joshua Michael Divine
Counsel of Record
Office of the Missouri Attorney General
Solicitor General
207 West High Street
Jefferson City, MO 65101

josh.divine@ago.mo.gov
Ph: 573-751-8870
Party name: Missouri Department of Corrections


Attorneys for Respondents
Christina Jeanette Nielsen
Counsel of Record
Nielsen Law Firm, LLC
210 Hickory Hollow Lane
Talladega, AL 35160

cjn.attorney@gmail.com
Ph: 3142887144
Party name: Jean Finney


Other Attorneys
Andrew Nathan Ferguson
Counsel of Record
Office of the Attorney General
202 North Ninth Street
Richmond, VA 23219

AFERGUSON@OAG.STATE.VA.US
Ph: 8047867704
Party name: The Commonwealth of Virginia and 12 Other States


Christopher Paul Schandevel
Counsel of Record
Alliance Defending Freedom
44180 Riverside Parkway
Lansdowne, VA 20176

cschandevel@ADFlegal.org
Ph: 5717074655
Party name: Alliance Defending Freedom


Howard Nathan Slugh
Counsel of Record
Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty
2400 Virginia Ave NW
APT C619
Washington DC, DC 20037

HSLUGH@JCRL.ORG
Ph: 19543289461
Party name: Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty